No need to ask, Zhu Yujiao came to Dengzhou, definitely not with the approval of the emperor and the empress, this girl, bold, actually secretly mixed into the convoy of Mu Yanzi's father and daughter, and came all the way to Dengzhou. If Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou were to know, Zhu Ping'an would inevitably be implicated. This girl is very hard-mouthed, and she only has Mu Yuling, a close friend in the boudoir, and now she is going to get married, how can she not come.

Looking at Mu Yuling's helpless but somewhat happy eyes, Zhu Ping'an knew that this Zhu Yujiao couldn't drive away, so he could only wait for the wedding to persuade him to return to the capital as much as possible. However, do you want to give a letter to Emperor Chongzhen, who is far away in Beijing? Zhu Ping'an still couldn't make up his mind.

Regarding this matter, Zhu Ping'an is not very worried. But it was Lu Wang Zhu who came to Dengzhou with a silent micro-service, but he was surprised. If it is as expected, Zhu Yihai rushed to Dengzhou this time to repair the previous misunderstanding with himself. Now that the Dengzhou trade zone is booming, and all the maritime trade business is included in the right channel and the jurisdiction of the imperial court, how can Lu Wangfu, as the former Shandong commercial leader, stay out of the matter? Thinking about it, Zhu Yihai came to Dengzhou with such an idea.

However, Zhu Yihai's move made Zhu Ping'an look at him with admiration. The feudal king was not allowed to leave the fiefdom without permission, which was an iron law established since the Yongle Dynasty. Once discovered by the imperial court, he will be fined and the rewarded land will be withdrawn, or he will be abolished as a concubine and go to the high wall to be accompanied by Zhu Ping'an's father Zhu Yujian. This Zhu Yihai took such a risk, sneaked all the way, and did not hesitate to sneak into Dengzhou in the team of his old father-in-law Mu Yanzi, this courage alone is not something ordinary people can do. It seems that this King Lu, who has fought with his father Zhu Yujian in history and intends to compete for the world, is really not an easy person to match.

Zhu Ping'an reacted and immediately bowed to the shrine, but was supported by Zhu Yihai, who had already prepared. "General Zhu is polite, Xiao Wang once studied under Mr. Yilun, speaking of which, you and I are still in the same door! Such a big gift is a bit of a shame. ”

Zhu Ping'an still didn't get up, he looked at Mu Yanzi out of the corner of his eye, and secretly blamed this old guy in his heart. No matter how you go, the students will receive it, and the last time because of the prince who entered the palace, he almost let Mu Yuling enter the palace. This time, I just warned Zhu Yihai, but I found out that this Zhu Yihai turned out to be his senior brother, you can't be angry.

Mu Yanzi understood the meaning of Zhu Ping'an Yanzhòng, and couldn't help but blush. Coughed dryly, "That, peace!" Prince Lu did follow the old man to study, and he was not outside, so there was no need to be so polite! ”

Hearing this, Zhu Yihai stretched out his hand to help him again, and Zhu Ping'an took advantage of the situation to stand up.

Mu Yanzi felt a little embarrassed. Passing through Jinan Mansion, he was intercepted by this Zhu Yihai halfway, so that he could say that he had to follow him to Dengzhou. The words on his lips are beautiful, saying that he is a teacher marrying a daughter, how can he, a student, not come, but Mu Yanzi has been in the government and the opposition for so many years, how can Zhu Yihai's careful thinking be hidden from him, knowing that Zhu Yihai must have other thoughts and want to have a relationship with Zhu Ping'an, but he can't refuse, so he has to reluctantly take him to see Zhu Ping'an.

Zhu Ping'an planned to secretly meet with Mu Yuling and talk about his parting, but seeing that there were more Zhu Yihai and Zhu Yujiao, the two blind guys, he could only watch Mu Yuling follow his father into the back hall.

Zhu Yujiao stood tightly in front of Mu Yuling, cruelly covering all the autumn waves thrown by the two of them, and raised her chin at Zhu Ping'an, the color in her eyes was undoubtedly revealed, as if to say, "Silly, little sample, look at you still dare to offend this palace, you died before you got married, Sister Mu is my own!" ”

Zhu Yihai smiled easily, as if he had seen through what Zhu Ping'an was thinking, "Brother Ping'an don't worry, Xiao Wang will present it to the emperor later, just say that Yu Jiao is staying in Yanzhou, so they don't have to worry, after the marriage of the virtuous brother, Xiao Wang will send someone to send Yu Jiao back to Beijing, and the emperor will definitely not blame!" ”

This person is a self-acquaintance, and he is commensurate with a brother when he opens his mouth, so it is not easy for Zhu Ping'an to refuse people thousands of miles away. What's more, after knowing that the person in front of him was Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, Zhu Ping'an made up his mind that he must suppress this person, and there must be no more tragedy of infighting between the two factions of the Southern Ming and Tang Lu factions in history. His father Zhu Yujian has been honing in the high wall for so many years, and his knowledge and intelligence are not comparable to Zhu Yihai in front of him, besides, how can there be a son who does not support his own Lao Tzu's affairs. Dad became the emperor, didn't he just fly on the branches? Zhu Ping'an still calculated this account clearly.

Zhu Ping'an respectfully sat down with Zhu Yihai, and ordered someone to bring tea. "...... is the prince coming to Dengzhou?" Zhu Ping'an deliberately pretended to be confused.

Zhu Yihai put down the teacup and smiled faintly, "Before, those people of the Mo family and the Lin family played right and wrong in front of this king, so that there was a misunderstanding between Xiao Wang and Brother Ping'an. ”

Zhu Ping'an's heart was shocked. can bend and stretch, this Zhu Yihai has some means. But his face didn't show it, he just replied with a smile: "Ping An was ordered by the emperor to rectify the military affairs of Dengzhou, but he didn't want Dengzhou Haoqiang to collude with the officers of the four guards, so that it caused a big mess, and Ping An had no choice but to sweep it away by thunder." What the prince said, but it made Ping An embarrassed, a little traitorous villain, why should the prince take it to heart, the Mo Jialin family and others have been confirmed to have colluded with the two businesses of Jintong and Jin He in Dengzhou City, and secretly cleared the Tartars outside the customs, and they were just killed by the whole door yesterday ......! ”

Zhu Yihai's hand shook, but then he regained his composure, and said with a reluctant smile: "Kill well, kill well, such a villain, he should be punished!" ”

Zhu Ping'an looked at Zhu Yihai quietly, the purpose of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger had been achieved, and then he changed the topic. "The fields occupied by Haoqiang and the four guards have been returned, and the people of Dengzhou are cheering, which is why there is today's political communication and the trade zone will be so prosperous!"

Zhu Yihai's spirits perked up, and he immediately understood that the essence of this was approaching, and he couldn't help but have a good impression of Zhu Ping'an. Although this person is young and his methods are so powerful, he is obviously not a martial artist who only knows how to kill, and he has already understood his intention in an instant. Zhu Yihai was about to speak, but Zhu Ping'an didn't give him this opportunity, but continued.

"When the trade zone was first built, merchants from all over the world were actively stationed, and two of them were also very impressed. One is Sheng Yide, and the other is Haisheng. Hehe, these two businesses, the prince should not be unfamiliar, right? ”

Zhu Yihai was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "That's nature!" ”

"Sheng Yide and Haisheng two firms, get the four shops on the first street of the trade area, and the silver spent is thirty percent less than that of other merchants!" Zhu Ping'an drank tea and quietly pointed out the key.

Only then did Zhu Yihai suddenly realize. The two businesses mentioned by Zhu Ping'an are both properties under his name. originally thought that the shop in the prime area of the trade zone had spent thirty percent less silver, but Zhu Yihai thought that the shopkeeper of the business was capable, and he ran through the relationship to get such a low price, so he didn't ask in detail. Now it seems that the details of these two businesses are clearly grasped by Zhu Ping'an, or can he reduce the price of the sale, is this equivalent to releasing a signal of reconciliation early on?

Zhu Yihai secretly scolded himself for being confused, and immediately stood up and bowed deeply to Zhu Ping'an. "Xiao Wang is foolish, he didn't realize the deep meaning of the virtuous brother, and thought that he was a subordinate to use it, it's really ......!"

Zhu Ping'an got up and saluted back, and couldn't help but smile, "What did the prince say, the previous things have all been forgotten." The humble post came to Dengzhou, the first is for the emperor's order, and the second is for the sake of wealth, the prince has been in Shandong for a long time, and he is deeply loved by the people, and the people are praised. How can you not have a good relationship with the prince when you come to Shandong? It's just that there was a slight misunderstanding about the four guards, and these shops should have the right to make amends to the prince safely! ”

"Also", before the joy in Zhu Yihai's heart subsided, Zhu Ping'an gave a second gift in the blink of an eye, "There are two warehouses in the trade area that occupy a wide area, and Ping'an has always kept it in his hands. The prince also knew that the warehouses in the trade zone were not for sale, and in order to express his apologies to the prince, Ping An donated the two warehouses to the prince, and in the future, the goods of the prince's business will have a foothold in Dengzhou. ”

Zhu Yihai looked at Zhu Ping'an in a daze, and unconsciously bit his lower lip fiercely, two warehouses, this is worth a lot of silver! No, you can't buy it with silver! As we all know, the warehouse area of the trade zone is close to Penglai Wharf, which is the fastest and most convenient location for shipment and intake, and the trade zone is built by Zhu Ping'an, which is naturally Zhu Ping'an's private property, but now it is necessary to send each other in two warehouses, what a big gift!

Zhu Yihai fell into the joy of shock for a while, and stood in place dumbfounded, speechless.

Zhu Ping'an was cold and didn't speak again. The policy of carrots and sticks is a trick that has been common in later generations, and it is still effective when used today. Zhu Yihai has a certain amount of courage, but after all, due to the limitations of the times and vision, his ideal is to maintain his position as a vassal king and collect more money. Holding him firmly in his hands now is the best opportunity. As long as he and I are in our hands, those officials of the two Zhejiang provinces in history will never have the opportunity to use him as the banner to confront the Tang Dynasty, and Jiangnan will no longer fall into the situation of civil strife.

It's just a small favor, but it can firmly bind Zhu Yihai's interests to himself, why not Zhu Ping'an. R1152